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To: El Cid; millegan
"Focus on God's Word and Christ and His Saving Works."

Amen. You've got absolutely the right idea there, El Cid.

Bearing in mind that Mary said "Be it done unto me according to Thy Word... and the Word was made flesh. Keeping in mind that she --- because of her role in the Incarnation --- is one of His saving works.

8 posted on 12/17/2014 11:56:24 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o (O Mary, He whom the whole Universe cannot contain, enclosed Himself in your womb and was made man.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o
This time of year I like to reflect on The Magnificat. Such beautiful words, if we could all just emulate that and live in God's peace.
13 posted on 12/17/2014 12:20:16 PM PST by tioga
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To: Mrs. Don-o
Amen. You've got absolutely the right idea there, El Cid.
Bearing in mind that Mary said "Be it done unto me according to Thy Word... and the Word was made flesh. Keeping in mind that she --- because of her role in the Incarnation --- is one of His saving works.

Amen to your comments also.
Mary is blessed amongst women (Luke 1:28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.), and her 'Magnificat' is nonparallel as an exclamation of humility, praise, gratitude, and belief in God's Word:

Luke 1
46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
48 For He hath regarded the low estate of His handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
49 For He that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is His name.
50 And His mercy is on them that fear Him from generation to generation.
51 He Hath shewed strength with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich He hath sent empty away.
54 He hath helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy;
55 As He spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to His seed for ever.

Quite a depth in her theology. She recognized her need for her Saviour, and that God's Promises are to be trusted (and perhaps even a reference to the original promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpents head). Her lips were full of the praises of "Him".

My only point is that this exultation of apparitions of Mary is disconcerting. Satan will easily use these things to distract people from our Lord and Saviour as the only means of Salvation, and to rob Him of His glory - and have people trust in that which cannot save.

26 posted on 12/17/2014 6:32:28 PM PST by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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